fossil fueln.

Brit.

/ˌfɒsl ˈfjuːəl/, U.S.

/ˌfɑsəl ˈfju(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fossil adj., fuel n.

Etymology: < fossil adj. + fuel n.Originally used to refer to fuel obtained by digging below the surface of the earth, as contrasted with fuel such as wood and charcoal (compare fossil adj. 1). In recent use often reinterpreted as referring to the fact that these fuels are composed of fossilized organisms (compare fossil adj. 2).

Combustible material obtained from below ground (and formed from remains of organisms during the geological past), such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas, now esp. contrasted with other sources of energy such as nuclear, solar, and wind power; a material of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] > specific miscellaneous types

house-warminga1300

shruff1399

lintc1480

stope1552

tar-barrel1580

fossil fuel1759

solid fuel1891

suddite1911

synfuel1976

1759 W. Lewis tr. C. Neumann Chem. Wks. Index Iron...Smelted with fossil fuel.

1778 T. Pennant Tour in Wales I. 40 The last township in Holywell parish..is that of Coleshill; which gives name to a hundred, and was so called from its abundance of fossil fuel.

1835 J. Holland (title) The history and description of fossil fuel, the collieries and coal trade of Great Britain.

1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 54 The oldest of all kinds of fossil fuel, the anthracite.

1921 Sci. Amer. 14 May 292/3 The early exhaustion of our fossil fuels will require the use of such other sources of power as water, wind, and sun.

1952 E. Ayres & C. A. Scarlott Energy Sources i. 4 The combustion of fossil fuels or the accelerated nuclear fission of elements.

1980 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 18 709/2 A ‘carbon tax’ on the combustion of fossil fuels.

1991 Time 3 June 64/1 If they're not damming scenic rivers or generating nuclear waste, they're burning fossil fuels, contributing to acid rain, urban smog and the buildup of greenhouse gases.

2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xvi. 507 There is not a track record justifying faith in the hydrogen-car solution to our fossil fuel problem.

Derivatives

ˈfossil-fuelled adj. powered with fossil fuel.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [adjective] > powered by specific miscellaneous fuel

solid-fuelled1891

petrol-driven1899

fossil-fuelled1959

1959 Tri-City Herald (Pasco, Washington) 2 Feb. 3/4 In other countries of the world atomic power is already nearly competitive in price with fossil fueled plants.

1970 Times 10 Apr. 31/5 The bugbear of short range with existing battery electric systems could be overcome..by offering a small fossil-fuelled engine alternator.

1997 Earth Matters Winter 9/2 Wind, wave and solar power to replace fossil-fuelled electricity generation: wind electricity is already cheaper than coal or nuclear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossil fuel
释义	fossil fueln. Brit. /ˌfɒsl ˈfjuːəl/, U.S. /ˌfɑsəl ˈfju(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fossil adj., fuel n. Etymology: < fossil adj. + fuel n.Originally used to refer to fuel obtained by digging below the surface of the earth, as contrasted with fuel such as wood and charcoal (compare fossil adj. 1). In recent use often reinterpreted as referring to the fact that these fuels are composed of fossilized organisms (compare fossil adj. 2). Combustible material obtained from below ground (and formed from remains of organisms during the geological past), such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas, now esp. contrasted with other sources of energy such as nuclear, solar, and wind power; a material of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] > specific miscellaneous types house-warminga1300 shruff1399 lintc1480 stope1552 tar-barrel1580 fossil fuel1759 solid fuel1891 suddite1911 synfuel1976 1759 W. Lewis tr. C. Neumann Chem. Wks. Index Iron...Smelted with fossil fuel. 1778 T. Pennant Tour in Wales I. 40 The last township in Holywell parish..is that of Coleshill; which gives name to a hundred, and was so called from its abundance of fossil fuel. 1835 J. Holland (title) The history and description of fossil fuel, the collieries and coal trade of Great Britain. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 54 The oldest of all kinds of fossil fuel, the anthracite. 1921 Sci. Amer. 14 May 292/3 The early exhaustion of our fossil fuels will require the use of such other sources of power as water, wind, and sun. 1952 E. Ayres & C. A. Scarlott Energy Sources i. 4 The combustion of fossil fuels or the accelerated nuclear fission of elements. 1980 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 18 709/2 A ‘carbon tax’ on the combustion of fossil fuels. 1991 Time 3 June 64/1 If they're not damming scenic rivers or generating nuclear waste, they're burning fossil fuels, contributing to acid rain, urban smog and the buildup of greenhouse gases. 2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xvi. 507 There is not a track record justifying faith in the hydrogen-car solution to our fossil fuel problem. Derivatives ˈfossil-fuelled adj. powered with fossil fuel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [adjective] > powered by specific miscellaneous fuel solid-fuelled1891 petrol-driven1899 fossil-fuelled1959 1959 Tri-City Herald (Pasco, Washington) 2 Feb. 3/4 In other countries of the world atomic power is already nearly competitive in price with fossil fueled plants. 1970 Times 10 Apr. 31/5 The bugbear of short range with existing battery electric systems could be overcome..by offering a small fossil-fuelled engine alternator. 1997 Earth Matters Winter 9/2 Wind, wave and solar power to replace fossil-fuelled electricity generation: wind electricity is already cheaper than coal or nuclear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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